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A Miracle

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34- A Miracle

Early Spring

Pan sighed as she walked down the halls of Vegeta-Sei. She thought about the last several weeks, amazed by how much had happened in a short amount of time.

There had been no news from Koba or the rebels since that day. To Pan's amazement, her mother had tons of information against Koba, the Royal Court, and Lapis. There were embezzlement and scandals that made Pan's skin crawl. Lapis wasn't from Earth. Gohan declared did the Royal Court to be stripped, and new delegates with clean background were to be voted in.

To Pan's relief, the Saiyan King had been most welcoming, not only to her but to Goten and Gohan as well. Pan was happy to have finally met him, and everyone had been right- Trunks did favor his Appa in looks! Vegeta had talked to her for hours about her Papa, and the trouble they used to get into. It was so nice hearing the old stories about her Papa and what he was like.

Goten moved him to the castle not long after Pan, and she was happy to be under the same roof as her brother again. The two had them had talked for hours and hours. Goten had wanted to know everything about Pan and Trunks' relationship, and she told him almost everything. She had wanted to know about Goten and Bulla's, and with pink cheeks, he had told Pan about as much as she had told him.

Bulma has made new traveling and anti-gravity bracelets and had given one to Chi-Chi so that she could visit every day. She even had a lovely guest room in the East Wing for the nights she stayed over. And now that things weren't so crazy on the Earth, Gohan visited almost every day as well. Although he was new to using his Ki, he got Instant Transmission down almost right away.

It was just a little after lunch, and Pan hadn't seen Gohan yet. She wondered if he was on Earth, and she smiled to herself as she headed towards Bulma's lab. She needed to talk to Gohan, and a visit to Earth would be nice. Pan could just ask Trunks to take her, but he had trained hard early that morning, ate a big breakfast, and then took a nap on their bed. He only napped when he was very tired, so Pan wanted to let him rest.

"Hi, Panny!" Bulma greeted brightly as Pan walked inside her lab.

Pan giggled at the sight of Bulma. She was in faded clothes, smears of oil and grease across her face, arms, and clothes. Her goggles were pushed up into her messy blue hair, but there were lines around her face from when she had been wearing them.

"I'm not bothering you, am I?" Pan asked.

"Of course not!" Bulma shook her head as she took off her gloves. "What's up, sweetheart?"

"I was just wondering if you have any more of those traveling bracelets?"

"I do," Bulma grinned. "Are you wanting one?"

Pan nodded. "Please. I wanted to visit the Earth for a little while, and find Gohan. I wanted to ask him something important. It won't hurt the baby, will it?"

"No," Bulma said gently. "It's perfectly safe for both Mom and Baby," she assured Pan. She walked over to a drawer and pulled out a golden bracelet.

Pan watched in awe as Bulma clasped the bracelet around her wrist beside the anti-gravity bracelet one Trunks had given her. It was amazing how Bulma could make such incredible things!

"Thank you, Bulma!" Pan went to hug her before she stopped.

Bulma laughed and looked at her shirt before she poked Pan's nose with an oil-free finger. "Anytime, Kiddo."

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It had only been a little over a week since Pan had last seen her room, but it still felt strange. It was the room she had grown up in, but it was almost empty except for the furniture. When she had officially moved into the castle on Vegeta-Sei, Trunks has surprised her by telling her they wouldn't be staying in his old room. Their new room was now in the North Wing, and it was much bigger than Trunks' old room. It also had a loft, and Trunks said he had made sure it had one so she could do her sewing up there.